Respirator physiological effects under simulated work conditions

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 221-227

  Bansal, Siddharth ^a   Harber, Philip ^a,b,c   Yun, David ^a   Liu, David ^a   Liu, Yihang ^a   Wu, Samantha ^a   Ng, David ^b   Santiago, Silverio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Physiology; Plethysmography; Pulmonary ventilation; Respirator; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 61649117750     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620902729218     Document Type: Article

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